Running an Apple IIc computer on batteries

The Apple IIc was designed to be portable, and since it is powered by 12 to 15 volts DC, it can be run on batteries. A 12-volt sealed lead-acid "gel cell" battery works best, due to the high current draw. I also show the pinout of the IIc's power supply connector, and demonstrate an unusual BASIC program which generates musical tones on a nearby AM radio, rather than through the computer's own speaker.

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[EastAngliaUK]

How about running it on a standard car battery?

[vwestlife]

@EastAngliaUK You could.

[uxwbill]

Is there anything you can't do with a Handycam battery? :-) I busted up laughing when you said "clip leads"...it was just the way you said it!

I dimly remember an LCD panel display being offered for the IIc.

[vwestlife]

@uxwbill Apple did offer the IIc with a lead-acid battery pack and a non-backlit LCD panel, to turn it into a true portable. But since the IIc was primarily a home and school computer, there was little interest in those expensive options.

[Lachlant1984]

@vwestlife Do you know if the battery clipped onto the bottom of the computer for ease of use, or did it just sit next to the computer or behind it? I assume the LCD screen available for the computer was black and white an not colour as was the case with a lot of older laptop computers of the time. I'd love to see an Apple Iic with the battery and LCD screen.

[vwestlife]

@Lachlant1984 I've never seen the IIc battery pack, but I'm sure a Google search would help answer your questions.

[MixerVM]

Why did you show the 3.5 floppy drive at the end?

[daafies2]

neat little machine

[THEtechknight]

I have the power brick for this machine. just no machine.

[how367]

they where great for free bbs

[BrianPicchi]

Glad I found your channel. Awesome videos! Subbed.

[79Datson]

I remember we had a computer just like this whe I was in 4th grade. And even though was the oldest computer everyone liked it the best because all the good games it had.